Sometimes the best desktops are the ones that keep us on track, and sometimes the best are the ones that keep us up to date on what's going on. This one, by Flickr user Ibadat Qayyum, walks the line between the two. The huge clock is a constant reminder, and the widgets surrounding let you know what's up.

All in all, the focus of this desktop is the clock and the wallpaper. The widgets surrounding that keep you up to date on what's playing, whether you have new mail, and the weather are pretty incidental. Still, if you like the look of this one, here's what you need to make it:

That's about all you really need. The taskbar here is hidden, although an application launcher of some kind wouldn't be unwelcome here—although it might disturb the minimal style. We'll leave that up to you to decide.

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If you snag the skins and Rainmeter and can't get it all to work quite right, check out our guide to Rainmeter for some helpful tips. Otherwise, let's see your take on the desktop in the discussions below, or over in our #featured-desktop forum.

Have your own shiny, functional desktop that you want to see featured on the site? Submit it—along with where you got the wallpaper, skins, and geeklets—to us for review. We have two different ways you can share it with us:

Linux, Mac, Windows, whatever you choose to use, please include a description of how you made your desktop when you send it in. Without that, we can't tell others how to make it for themselves so they can be featured too!